Example sentences of "ask [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sectarianism and intimidation in the workplace have not been taken into account either , when we asked about this at the same meeting we were told you had to prove you were being intimidated . |
| 2 | ‘ You asked for this , ’ he commented , ‘ or rather the man you sent demanding an audience asked for it . ’ |
| 3 | Two social workers asked for this to be done , because they were so concerned about the policy they were supposed to be implementing . |
| 4 | We were given to understand that you asked for this article . ’ |
| 5 | I asked for this to be brought ‘ to the attention of the appropriate committee ’ . |
| 6 | Erm now councillor and I asked for this matter to be brought to this chamber because erm we felt that the matter w was important enough that all members of this council should have an opportunity to debate it . |
| 7 | I asked for this to be arranged twelve months ago , but it is still in the hands of the solicitor , who does not answer letters . |
| 8 | Well it should be in the file and I asked for this and keep it before me when a scheme is set up , A we have a map which I must have sent out letters , |
| 9 | What we do know is that I M R O asked for this information in June nineteen eighty-eight and not long afterwards I M R O granted recognition to B I M and other Maxwell Companies , all the more surprising perhaps having raised the questions whether the question must come about , did they continue with their investigation , or did they let the matter drop and perhaps you might to comment in that context . |
| 10 | Ironically , as the first question asked in this book is ‘ Can we know what Renaissance colour was ? ’ , the colour plates are distinctly variable in quality . |
| 11 | There seems little doubt that the prices of 1990 clarets asked in this year 's en primeur promotions will follow the same pattern as last year 's lot : 1989 wines on offer a year ago were reappearing in sales this January at prices up to 25 per cent lower . |
| 12 | Erm , I er have never known such a question asked in this council chamber where referring to members of parliament er in in er and that is why I did n't feel it necessary |
| 13 | But we 've been asking during this programme will the real John Major please stand up . |
| 14 | And thinking of her gynaecologist , surely such a step could not be taken without his sanction and the idea of asking for this seemed out of the question . |
| 15 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper , Drouot chairman Joel-Marie Millon said : ‘ We have been asking for this measure for years . |
| 16 | Now we 've been asking for this for years . |
| 17 | Yes , er er I mean I agree with you Chairman entirely , I mean the arguments have been made before and I will just say them again , that I think the District Council are quite remiss er in asking for this sum of money , particularly in view of the reason that the , the , the field is there , which is for the recreation of the people who live in the estate , and the back end of Southwell , and it always has been , er and that is a responsibility that has been taken on by this Parish Council , and if , if , if they feel that they , they wish to persist in asking an unreasonable price , and let's face it , the District Council is in a position to look at this situation and say , the Parish Council is doing an excellent job , we will sell them this land for a figure that they can afford . |
| 18 | Is Mr Walker saying , Chairman , that the District Council planning officers are asking for this higher roof , but |
| 19 | ‘ You 've been asking for this all night ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We have been asking for this specialist help at the Memorial hospital for a long time now , but there has been no movement from the health authority over this matter . ’ |
| 21 | All except , I can see , you know when they 've been asking for this money ? |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm asking about this structure . ’ |
| 23 | Somebody was asking about this new |
| 24 | Now note I 'm not asking at this point in time for a general opening . |
| 25 | Erm I think that Vince has raised of very personal questions that we have ask about this erm the question of local accountability of the health authority board that will be created by this the to service this new joint health authority , would in fact , be the size of the existing one for West Essex and we would ha , have only a third of the representation that we currently have the whole of West Essex we 'll only have two non- executive members on the health authority board and I do n't think that that is terribly accountable but certainly a considerable reduction on what we 've got at the moment . |
| 26 | Upon being asked about this , one policeman explained , ‘ To tell you the truth I did n't notice much of a difference . |
| 27 | I 'm very angry about all this and believe it 's long past the time when serious questions must be asked about this form of recruitment ’ . |
| 28 | Miss Brechin , on being asked about this , suddenly recalled how cold the stone was , and how she got chilblains on her fingers in winter . |
| 29 | When asked about this revolt the Prime Minister replied that he ‘ thought speed was important and hoped she would send for Lord Home immediately-as soon as she got back to the Palace ’ . |
| 30 | Certainly I was asked about this er well before the er E I P er and we agreed that there w Well certainly I agreed that I could see nothing wrong with that since it is a cl closed research project , and nothing will be divulged at all er publicly . |